German Studies M.A. and Germanic Languages & Literatures Ph.D.

Non-Thesis Master's Degree

30 credit hours of graduate work in German* (this requirement may be reduced for students in high standing), including GERM 700, GERM 702, GERM 712, and at least 1 literature course from each of the following periods:

Age of Goethe or Romanticism,

19th century,

20th century,

or, in exceptional cases, equivalent seminars (GERM 960 - GERM 966) must be included in the minimum. Equivalent courses may be substituted with the approval of the departmental graduate committee.

The remaining 12 hours may be taken from departmental course offerings in literature, philology, and linguistics at the graduate level.

A reading knowledge of Danish, Dutch, or French.

A written and oral examination.

*Additionally, Graduate Teaching Assistants normally must enroll in GERM 800 concurrently with their first semester of teaching.

Thesis Option Master's

The department also offers all M.A. students the option to complete a Master's thesis. The requirements for students in the thesis track M.A. are the same as those for the non-thesis track M.A., except they also include the successful defense of a completed and approved master’s thesis (3 hours of GERM 899 Master's Thesis).

Students must declare whether they will choose the thesis or non-thesis option by the end of their second semester of study. For further details about the thesis track M.A. and the declaration process, see the Graduate Handbook.